[cripplecreek]

“i don’t plan to be a teacher very long... i plan is to become an administrator,” to which he turned away from her in disgust... an administrator—imagine that...

We need more teachers who want to be teachers, not less.

[Standing Wolf]

We need more teachers who want to be teachers, not less.

In principle, yes, though I have a hunch administrators with their heads bolted on level could do a better job of hiring worthy teachers and leading them than the regular kind.

If it sports a union label, I don't buy it.

[latina4dubya]

i hear you... she was and is an excellent teacher... i come from a family of teachers... she actually went to work for her mother (my sister, who also was a teacher for some time) who started her own business teaching teachers how to be effective teachers... they also do some corporate training...

in my opinion, you do not need more teachers who want to be teachers... there are lots of teachers who want to be teachers, and many are no good... so many are lazy, ineffective, not interested... as i said, i come from a family of teachers and have heard many stories... you need more people who truly want to instill a love for learning, inspire children to become life-long learners... it's difficult to find those people who can inspire... unions do not reward any of that... be a teacher who truly makes a difference or be a lazy teacher who hands out worksheets everyday... it doesn't matter... more likely, the inspirational teacher will receive negative vibes from the other teachers around her... and even from the administration... consider John Taylor Gatto, Jaime Escalante, Erin Gruwell, Joe Louis Clark and other educators who dared to take their students to new heights... all looked down upon because they were willing to break the mold...